Oh, good grief! Ron Fournier penned an article for The National Journal, titled “The Perils of Being Aloof,” in which he theorizes that good schmoozing can make a good presidency.
FDR mixed drinks. Clinton flattered Newt. Lincoln courted 13th Amendment rivals. Can #Obama schmooze? http://t.co/m7nm76Qy Does he need to?
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) January 8, 2013
As we know, Obama is arrogant; his hubris knows no bounds. He often acts as if the presidency is beneath him and totally boring.
@AlexParkerDC Very good question. And how much better could he be if he liked it?
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) January 8, 2013
You give us too much credit, sir. RT @johnburnsnc: @ron_fournier Washington is one big ninth grade, isn't it?
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) January 8, 2013
Heh. President Popularity Contest fits in there. And he does like to schmooze … if it means canoodling with all the purty people in Hollywood and the like.
Read Fournier’s article and decide on its merits yourself. In the meantime, feast your eyes on what the absurd Left took from it. Media Matters’ Willis offers the old “he won.”
https://twitter.com/owillis/status/288644881021296640
Boehlert mumbles something about how “bipartisan” President Obama is for nominating Hagel.
Obama just nominated a REPUBLICAN and yr lecturing him to be more bipartisan? whatever; RT @ron_fournier: @EricBoehlert http://t.co/AKnxUOJ8
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 8, 2013
He must be parroting the always pitiful Politico, who claimed the same thing: Hagel nod shows Obama’s “bipartisan spirit.” Hilarious.
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But, of course, there’s more. What does aloof really mean? It’s a “dog whistle,” natch. The latest entry in the Handbook of Racial Code Words? Aloof.
https://twitter.com/NerdyWonka/status/288619954356514817
https://twitter.com/jordanbks/status/288286807148343299
Shorter @ron_fournier : Chuck Hagel is too much like that uppity nigra Obama and the Beltway doesn’t like it.
— Wakandan Establishment Shill (@Kennymack1971) January 7, 2013
"Aloof" means "Uppity" in Beltwayspeak. Just sayin.
— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) January 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/Hershell_Bryant/status/288748178122108928
@LOLGOP "Aloof" and "arrogant" are republican euphemisms for "uppity".
— Sarah Waites (@Addicted2Poli) January 8, 2013
Yep. "@ritaag: @ArrogantDemon @liberalphenom @eclecticbrotha @nerdywonka Aloof is the new Uppity"
— Adult Soap (@PupsherLive) January 8, 2013
@LiberalPhenom @NerdyWonka @jbouie @ron_fournier :aloof = "I'm not gonna put up with people not serieous about solving problems" AKA "uppity
— Black Intellect (@Blk_Intellect) January 8, 2013
Shorter @ron_fournier : Uppity, uppity, uppity…oh, I can't say that anymore? Aloof, aloof, aloof.
— Flanking Phil (@javamanphil) January 8, 2013
@stevebenen I just tweeted on that piece. Is aloof code for uppity?
— James Field (@UUJames) January 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/theonlyadult/status/288630635122278400
Fournier is not alone. Sen. Graham and Joe Scarborough are blowing that dog whistle, too!
"How dare Obama choose whoever he wants to serve on his own cabinet! This President needs to stop acting so uppity" – What Sen. Graham means
— Luke Adams ? (@luketadams) January 8, 2013
The password is "uppity": @JoeNBC Slams Obama’s Isolation From Cong: Why Is He ‘Unable To Speak To Other Human Beings?’ http://t.co/zJrXOcHx
— Tommy X-TrumpIsARacist-opher (@tommyxtopher) January 4, 2013
Sigh. Tommy Christopher, of course.
Really, now this is just sad. The lame predictability is embarrassing. And the racism of the Left is disgusting. They, and only they, see President Obama as black only. Every single thing in the world revolves around the color of Obama’s skin. If that isn’t racist, what is?
Editor’s note: Post has been edited to remove a tweet that was included in error.
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